-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A judge , who was suspended after an online video showing him beating his teenage daughter went viral , was reinstated by the Texas Supreme Court this week .

Judge William Adams was back working Wednesday at Aransas County after his suspension was lifted by the state 's high court , a court clerk said .

The state 's Commission on Judicial Conduct earlier ruled that Adams would receive a public warning for the incident , which cleared the way for the suspension to be lifted .

The move to allow the judge back on the bench angered Adams ' former wife and daughter .

`` My first feeling is extreme sadness , '' said Hallie Adams , the former wife . `` I feel sad for the public . I see the justice system is failing and justice review system is failing . ''

Hillary Adams , the judge 's daughter , was also upset .

`` I 'm embarrassed to live in Texas , '' said the girl who was the buzz on the Internet last year after releasing the beating video .

Adams was suspended last year after the 2004 video went public . It showed him beating his then-16-year-old daughter because she downloaded online music and games .

The beating occurred when her father was punishing her for using the Internet `` to acquire music and games that were unavailable for legal purchase at the time , '' Hillary Adams , wrote on the Internet posting . She said she released the video after being harassed by her father .

`` It was the straw that broke the camel 's back , '' she said last November . `` It was n't any huge happening or anything . ''

She said she told her father she had the video , `` and he did n't seem to think anything of it , and basically dared me to post it . ''

The video posting said , `` Judge William Adams is not fit to be anywhere near the law system if he ca n't even exercise fit judgment as a parent himself . Do not allow this man to ever be re-elected again . His ` judgment ' is a giant farce . Signed , Hillary Adams , his daughter . ''

The 7 1/2 - minute video is punctuated by cracks of the man 's belt and the girl 's screams and cries .

At one point , the man says to his near-hysterical daughter , `` What happened to you , Hillary ? Once you were an obedient , nice little girl . Now you lie , cheat and steal . ''

At another point , he yells at her , `` You want to put some more computer games on ? You want some more ? ''

William Adams has acknowledged that the man in the video was him .

As a judge , William Adams handles misdemeanor cases , including family-related and juvenile court issues .

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The judge is back to work , a clerk says

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William Adams handles misdemeanor cases

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Daughter Hillary Adams posted the video in November 2011

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It was recorded seven years earlier